根据中文意思完成句子。

1. 孩子们正忙于打开圣诞节的礼物。

Children ________________________________________________ the Christmas gifts.

(二)完形填空(共12分，每小题1分)

通读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从短文后各题所给的四个选项中选择填入相应空白处的最佳选项。

Shaquille O’Neal was chosen in 1996 as one of the 50 Greatest Players in NBA History. He was 　36　 　as the 1999-2000 Most Valuable Player by media. He was in All-NBA First Team four times. He was in All-Star nine times. O’Neal is a great basketball player, and he is also a successful 　37　 .

Shaquille O’Neal is both a big man, more than 7 feet tall and 310 pounds, and a big basketball star. Here are some facts about this 　38　 　player. He was born on March 6, 1972, in Newark, New Jersey. His nickname(绰号), Shaq, is taken from his 　39　 　name. Shaquille Rashaun, which means “little warrior” 　40　 　Arabic. When he was a child, he did not want to play basketball or be a rap singer. He wanted to be a break dancer, 　41　 　when he was 13, he started playing basketball for an American team in Germany, where he was living 　42　 　his family. His parents had to look after the young basketball player in his daily life because he was too young at that time. In Germany, he met Dale Brown, the trainer of the basketball team of Lousiana State University(LSU). This 　43　 　with Trainer Brown guided Shaq to choose LSU after he finished high school. Then at the age of 20, Shaq 　44　 　the Orlando Magic, an NBA team. Shaq is now number 34 with the Los Angeles Lakers and has 　45　 　a 7-year contract for $ 123 million, or “a hundred mil” 　46　 　Shaquille calls it in his rap song “It Was All a Dream.”

Shaquille O’Neal is the greatest example of an NBA player who became a rapper. He has made four successful rap albums(专辑). “It Was All a Dream” is one of his rap songs. In the song he tells people how he 　47　 　when he became successful.

What an amazing success story he has had.

　 36. A. reached　　　　　　　　　 B. caught　　　　　　　 C. held　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. picked

　 37. A. dancer　　　　　　　　　　 B. trainer　　　　　　　 C. rap singer　　　　　　　　 D. movie star

　 38. A. rich　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. famous　　　　　　　 C. strange　　　　　　　　　　 D. young

　 39. A. big　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. good　　　　　　　　 C. given　　　　　　　　　　　 D. family

　 40. A. in　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. on　　　　　　　　　　 C. at　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to

　 41. A. so　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. then　　　　　　　　　 C. but　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. or

　 42. A. from　　　　　　　　　　　 B. with　　　　　　　　　 C. by　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. for

　 43. A. connection　　　　　　　 B. help　　　　　　　　　 C. agreement　　　　　　　　 D. stay

　 44. A. played　　　　　　　　　　 B. joined　　　　　　　　 C. left　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. bought

　 45. A. found　　　　　　　　　　 B. wrote　　　　　　　　 C. marked　　　　　　　　　　 D. signed

　 46. A. as　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B. while　　　　　　　　 C. since　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. because

　 47. A. sang　　　　　　　　　　　 B. played　　　　　　　 C. dreamed　　　　　　　　　 D. felt

35. --We’ll have a new music teacher-Mrs. Li.

--Really? Do you know ______________?

　　 A. when will she come　　　　　　　　 　　 B. When she will come

　　 C. when did she come　　　　　　　　 　　 D. when she came

34. --Please tell her the news when she ______________.

--OK, I will.

　　 A. comes　　　　　　　 　　 B. will come　　　　　 　　 C. come　　　　 　　 D. would come

33. The students didn’t stop talking ______________ the teacher came in.

　　 A. if　　　　　　　 　　 B. until　　　　　 　　 C. that　　　　　　 　　 D. why

32. It’s quite difficult to learn English well, but you can’t ______________.

　　 A. put it up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 B. pick it up

　　 C. look it up　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. give it up

31. --Has he finished ______________ the novel?

--Yes, he has.

　　 A. reading　　　　　　　 　　 B. to read　　　　　　　　　　 　　 C. read　　　　　　　　　 　　 D. reads